Biggest Peacetime Mobilization Test Since World War II
Washington reports the Pentagon and federal agencies will run the largest peacetime mobilization drill next month to measure alert times for reserve and National Guard units, troop and supply movements, draft machinery, and industrial resource readiness. Defense Secretary Harold Brown and top military leaders will assess progress since the 1976 mobilization test revealed monumental problems.
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Determined Lobbyist Ends Painful 110 Mile Capitol Journey
Edward Davenport a polio crippled quadri plegic from Norristown traveled 110 miles by motorized wheelchair to Harrisburg to lobby for Transbus a specially equipped bus for the handicapped. He arrived amid cheers as supporters Leah Rutter and Harriet Savitz followed by car. Davenport urged state and federal action amid delays in funding and policy changes for accessible transit.
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